I've been in Greece now for nearly a month, and I'm happy to tell you that "extreme telecommuting" is possible and rewarding -- but it isn't easy. The hardest thing: Finding fast, cheap and reliable internet access. The second hardest thing: Getting people to believe me when I tell them "I'm not on vacation!"
I've been in Greece now for nearly a month, and I'm happy to tell you that "extreme telecommuting" is possible and rewarding -- but it isn't easy. The hardest thing: Finding fast, cheap and reliable internet access. The second hardest thing: Getting people to believe me when I tell them "I'm not on vacation!"
"Ten years ago, there's no way this would have worked. Now there are hardly any barriers."- Anthony PageMany of us spend most of our days trapped in a cubical or windowless office. At times I have enjoyed the opportunity to telecommute from home. I've had some good and bad home offices over the years. I've worked with great views and I've worked in basements. I'm a bit envious of James Bach's new digs.I have the pleasure of working from home one day a week. I look forward to this day because I don't have to deal with traffic, I can work in the comfort of my own home, and I can get work done with fewer interruptions.Earlier this week, I came across a CNN story about telecommuters that don't work from home. These telecommuters work from wherever they want to be. They are working globetrotters. Today's technology makes it possible for many people to work from anywhere in the world. I think we are still some time away from this being an option for many employees. Howeve
"Ten years ago, there's no way this would have worked. Now there are hardly any barriers."- Anthony PageMany of us spend most of our days trapped in a cubical or windowless office. At times I have enjoyed the opportunity to telecommute from home. I've had some good and bad home offices over the years. I've worked with great views and I've worked in basements. I'm a bit envious of James Bach's new digs.I have the pleasure of working from home one day a week. I look forward to this day because I don't have to deal with traffic, I can work in the comfort of my own home, and I can get work done with fewer interruptions.Earlier this week, I came across a CNN story about telecommuters that don't work from home. These telecommuters work from wherever they want to be. They are working globetrotters. Today's technology makes it possible for many people to work from anywhere in the world. I think we are still some time away from this being an option for many employees. Howeve
"Ten years ago, there's no way this would have worked. Now there are hardly any barriers."- Anthony PageMany of us spend most of our days trapped in a cubical or windowless office. At times I have enjoyed the opportunity to telecommute from home. I've had some good and bad home offices over the years. I've worked with great views and I've worked in basements. I'm a bit envious of James Bach's new digs.I have the pleasure of working from home one day a week. I look forward to this day because I don't have to deal with traffic, I can work in the comfort of my own home, and I can get work done with fewer interruptions.Earlier this week, I came across a CNN story about telecommuters that don't work from home. These telecommuters work from wherever they want to be. They are working globetrotters. Today's technology makes it possible for many people to work from anywhere in the world. I think we are still some time away from this being an option for many employees. Howeve
In an effort to curb the use of the word “extreme”, I think the government should start regulating/licensing/taxing same. There is no such thing as “Extreme Potato Chips”, “Extreme Soda”, or “Extreme [fill in inane, non-extreme act here]”. Now “Extreme Telecommuting”? C’mon.
But I digress.
CNN Money ran an article recently featuring Webby from WorkingNomad.com:
Telecommuting, of course, is hardly a new idea. Nearly everyone knows someone who works at home. But relatively few ask the next logical question: Why stay at home? Today there may be only hundreds of - or at most a few thousand - professionals who have decided, like Page, to make their living as they see the world. Their numbers seem to be growing, but no government tracks their movements. If they weren’t well-educated and relatively affluent, they would be called vagabonds. A better term might be “white-collar nomads.”
Living and working on
(Archived in: Related Miscellany Social Design)So what exactly is "Extreme Telecommuting", and how does it fit in with an "Office Odyessy"? Undoubtedly, if you are reading this blog you already know about and have an interest in the concept of telecommuting.Well, extreme telecommuting is exactly what you might expect.Since I am interested in anything virtual, I spend a lot of time researching and reading websites to see what folks are up to and how they have done it. I recently came across a website called "Office Odyssey".It was created by Sid and Kristanne Heaton in the late 90s. The website has not been updated for some time, but it is still fun to see how the Heaton's have documented their adventures and how they accomplished being some of the first digital road warriors.In 1997 they started their original "Office Odyssey", packed their lives into backpacks and with laptop computers hit the road. They were true digital nomads, traveling first through North America and then Europe,
